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"The teacher praised the student" can also be written as

AThe student will be praised by the teacher

BThe student was praised by the teacher

CThe student might be praised by the teacher

DThe student was being praised by the teacher

Answer:

B. The student was praised by the teacher

Read Explanation:

The given sentence:

The teacher praised the student.

is in the active voice.

  • Subject (doer of action): The teacher

  • Verb: praised

  • Object (receiver of action): the student

To change it into passive voice:

Object + was/were + past participle (V3) + by + subject

So:

The student was praised by the teacher.


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Turn into the Passive :

She knows the musician personally

  1. The musician is personally known to her
  2. The musician was personally known by her
  3. The musician was personally known to her